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Oxford Dictionary May Tweak Definition of Marriage

by Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

(NEWSER) – Conservatives have been warning for years that gay couples were trying to "redefine" marriage—and now they may literally have. The Oxford English Dictionary has announced that it will be reviewing its definition of marriage, which currently refers to "a formal union of a man and a woman," the Oxford University Press tells the Gay Star News. The move comes as gay marriage is now legalin the OED's native Britain.